Victor Hugo's novel condensed & made movie

Certainly, abridging or 'shortening' Victor Hugo''s novel Les Miserables was not an easy job. Now, there are not only abridged editions of Les Miserables in writings but also musical concerts as well as a movie.'It first appeared'in French and was then translated into other languages of the world, such as English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian and German. 2012 marks the 150'th anniversary of the release of this masterpiece.